Floodwater expected to drop in Sutlej river, PMD

LAHORE – The weather turned pleasant on Sunday after rain lashed several parts of Punjab while the Meteorological Department forecasted more rains during the next 24 hours.

It was a sigh of relief for heat-stricken people as many cities including Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Chunian, Kasur, Bahawalnagar and Arifwala witnessed intermittent rain.

In Lahore, rain was reported in parts of city including Mall Road, Garhi Shahu, Multan Road and Johar Town. The weather of provincial metropolitan also turned pleasant as humidity and temperature decreased significantly after light drizzle.

According to the Meteorological Department, Lahore will receive intermittent rain during next 24 hours.

The rain water inundated several low-lying areas in Gujranwala, Kasur and Okara. According to the reports, rain lashed Gujranwala early in the morning creating havoc in some low-lying areas.

The rain water inundated areas of Sattelite Town, People’s Colony, Sialkot Road and Sheranwala Gate in Gujranwala. Heavy rain was reported in Gujranwala for three hours and it exposed all the arrangements made by the district administration.

The Karachi’s weather also turned pleasant as the city received both heavy and light rain with intervals. Light drizzle was reported in I.I.Chundrigar Road, PIDC, Shar-e-Faisal, Garden and Malir.

The meteorology department forecasted that weather will be partly cloudy in the day and cloudy during night while sea breeze will keep the weather pleasant in Karachi.

In the meanwhile, rain will also lash at Islamabad, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during next 24 hours.

The mercury also dropped significantly as the weather turned pleasant after rain in parts of the country.

In Lahore, 29 degree centigrade temperature was recorded. Islamabad witnessed 26 degree centigrade, Karachi 30, Peshawar 27, Quetta 25, Murree 17 and Muzaffarabad recorded 23 degree centigrade temperature.

More rains likely in KPK

More rains are likely in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, an official of the Meteorological Department said.

The minimum temperature of Peshawar city is 24 degree centigrade and there are chances of heavy rains in upper areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the officials said.

During the last 20 hours, the highest rainfall of 31 mm was recorded in Buner, 30 mm rain in Malam Jabba, 29 mm in Bajaur, 16 mm in Saidu Sharif, 21 mm in Abbottabad and 2 mm in Peshawar.

Rains are likely to continue intermittently till July 18.

While,

The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Flood Forecasting Division (FFD) on Sunday said that the Sutlej river at Sulemanki was at the medium flood level and likely to fall while all other major rivers were below the low flood level.

The water also receded in the Ravi river near Lahore’s Shahdara area, setting aside the possibility of flood.

The country’s central region had been facing a flood situation for several days as the northern states of India, where the catchment areas of the Sutlej and Ravi rivers are located, witnessed torrential rains.

According to Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, more than 14,000 people had been evacuated by Rescue 1122 from the province’s flood-affected areas so far.

The FFD, in its latest update, said that yesterday’s trough of westerly wave over Northern parts of the country persisted. “Moderate moist currents from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are penetrating to upper parts of the country up to 5,000 feet.”

Radio Pakistan also shared a video on its Twitter handle, showing the Pakistan Army providing assistance to flood affectees in Bahwalnagar and its adjoining areas.